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Ice, snow, frost. Blood, war, honor. These are the minerals from which Northmen are forged. We are men made of stone. Should the fiercest foe stand before us…it matters not.

Our frostbitten axes and iron hammers will conquer any enemy. We have proven ourselves. Gjalpinulva. A dragon. What a beauty she was. Some may remember those times as dark and filled with death. No – Midgard was never more alive. The mead-halls were filled with Warriors! Skalds sang of her frozen glare! Warrior after Warrior marched into Malmohus, ready to be welcomed by the gates of Valhalla! But Gjalpinulva had a death sentence. Midgard made sure of that.

It may be odd, this tale coming from me. I was not one of those men. But I am now. It is in times like these when all of Midgard must band together. Here, you are a Northman if you’ve proven yourself in battle. Even if you were foes the night before. Battle? A simple task for those of my kind. But for what is coming – we cannot afford to stand apart.

In the depths of Midgard, ancient relics yet lie dormant. I have seen them. They are here. And their power is fearsome. The race to hold that power will begin soon. The realm will be tested, and not only against itself, but by a foe whose power approaches Odin's. Were these weapons ever meant to be held by our hands? No – but we will need them. All of them.

I write this from the deepest depths of Midgard. That some might read this gives faint hope. We must act decisively –  and soon. The dragons, the Catacombs, the Drakulv, the relics, the Glashtin – Midgard. We are all intertwined. We are all the North. And when this darkness comes, our bonds will be tested like never before.

 

• A Matter of the Heart: This quest will give players of all realms the chance find the imp, Russel, located mainland side of Castle Sauvage/Druim Ligen/Svasud Faste. He's ready to offer some interesting tasks from the local imp's union in return for a Lawn Cupid trophy, experience and coin. Don't forget to speak to Lady Payne and earn your ROG Valentine's Ring or Bracer too!

• Keeping Company: This quest will be offered to characters level 45 and above and will have a unique challenge for players in Albion, Midgard and Hibernia.  As a reward, players will receive a Tiny Compatriot Crate, experience and coin. Visit Lailen in Jordheim, Pondar Cully in Camelot, and Harris MacCullogh in Tir na Nog to start the quest.

• Valentine's Traditions: These quests will offer three old style quests which were part of the original Dark Age of Camelot Valentine's Day content. Players will be able to complete the quest up to eight times, which is based on the number of times the original quest has been issued online.  Players will be rewarded with a Hearts Cloak, Heart-Shaped Box, experience and coin. Visit  Rumdor in Mag Mell, Hrolf in Mularn, or Sir Prescott in Camelot Hills to start the quest.

Realm vs Realm

• The siege tower hookpoint on the northeast corner of Dun Crimthainn should now be visible when shift+right-clicking on the keep and showing the hookpoints.
  • Please note that if you're currently logged in, you will need to logout and run the patcher before this change takes effect.
• The siege tent at Nottmoor Watchtower will now spawn correctly.
• The teleporter NPCs at each strength relic town no longer give incorrect information about the length of the portal timer. All portal ceremonies are 60s so long as the safe port supply line is open.

Class Balance

General

• Several icons have had their widgets, borders, and icons adjusted and fixed.
  • Please note that if you're currently logged in, you will need to logout and run the patcher before these changes takes effect.

Bonedancer

• Bonedancer “Totem” have been changed as follows:
  • Only one totem spawns at the target location, but effects are still radius based.
  • Totem effects now trigger as soon as the totem is cast, and continues to subsequently pulse as normal.

Druid

• Cloak of the Loyal Druid has had its disease cure rate reduced to every 15 seconds, down from every 30 seconds.

Enchanter

• The “Enchantment of …” spells now properly overwrite themselves on groupmates.
• The Underhill Ally’s health regeneration buff has been removed.
  • This conflicted with the Bard’s heal song. The melee resistance buffs from the ally and its healing capability offer enough utility without needing to increase the regen buff’s value.
• The level 48 PBAoE spell now does its correct damage.
• The Loyal Enchanter class cloak /use add-radius ability now properly affects the group.
• The Enchantment of Mana ability should properly function for all classes now.

• The Revert Form ability now correctly shows up in the abilities list.
• Necromancer ‘Ground’ abilities have changed as follows:
  • Only one ground storm spawns at the target location, but effects are still radius based.
  • Ground effects now trigger as soon as the ground is cast, and continues to subsequently pulse as normal.
• Chthonic Form changes:
  • Now properly grants its parry and weaponskill buffs at all levels.
  • Now properly releases summoned pets at all levels.
• Decrepit Form’s health regeneration has been scaled throughout level progression. The level 50 regeneration remains unchanged.
  • This will lower regen rates throughout the lower levels, mainly to balance out the previously very high regeneration rate in battlegrounds.
• Power Lock now correctly stuns the Necromancer while grappling and draining its target’s power.
  • You cannot purge this stun, and it does not provide an immunity.

• The first tick of the Selfless Devotion RR5 now correctly fires.

Another epic King's RvR Tournament has come to an end! 

The final, official leaderboards will be up later this week after our investigations to ensure a clean tournament are complete. Any participants found cheating will be removed from tonight's leaderboards and disqualifed from winning the rewards.

Remember, realm winners of each category will receive a statue made out of their character's likeness in their realm's capital city!

Additionally, all characters who ended up in the top 10 per realm, in each category will be receiving a 15th Anniversary Poster (can only win 1 per person). Once the final, official leaderboards have been announced later this week, players who won a poster will be contacted via email requesting the address they would like the posters shipped to.

If you're currently in or near the top 10 in any category, please be sure to update your email addresses on those accounts so you don't miss the notification email from us!